European trade unions in the 21st century the future of solidarity and workplace democracy / [electronic resource] :

• 其他作者：
  • Colfer, Barry.
  • SpringerLink (Online service)
• 其他題名：
  • St Antony's series.
• 出版： Cham : Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
• 叢書名： St Antony's series,
• 主題： Labor unions--Europe--History--21st century. , Labor unions--Europe. , European Politics. , Political Sociology. , Social Policy.
• ISBN： 9783030882853 (electronic bk.) 、 9783030882846 (paper)
• FIND@SFXID: CGU
• 資料類型: 電子書
• 內容註: Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The right to collective bargaining for economically dependent workers with a self-employed status -- Chapter 3: The European Court of Justice and Trade Unions' Power in Europe -- Chapter 4: Trade Unions and Migration in Europe -- Chapter 5: Confronting a moral abyss: Unions and the role of law in the France Telecom case -- Chapter 6: The renewal of trade unionism in France? -- Chapter 7: France: Macron's orders and trade union power in the field of health at work -- Chapter 8: Organised labour vs. Fluid organizations - insights from the Gilets Jaunes movement -- Chapter 9: The Decline of the Czech Trade Union Movement -- Chapter 10: Trade Union Participation and New Forms of Collective Action:Pension Reform in Spain as a Case Study -- Chapter 11: Danish Trade Unions and Young People: Using Media in the Battle for Hearts and Minds -- Chapter 12: German trade unions and the EU minimum wage debate: between national elite and transnational working class -- Chapter 13: Workplace Democracy in the UK: Reviving voice institutions in unpromising times? -- Chapter 14: Polish unions towards populism: strategies and dilemmas -- Chapter 15: Conclusion.
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• 摘要註: "This comprehensive and accessible volume provides a rich range of case studies of trade unions in Europe today, ranging across many 'varieties of capitalism' and identifying sources of trade union agency even at a time of huge political and structural challenges." - Sean O Riain, Professor, National University of Ireland Maynooth "This volume makes a significant contribution to an important topic." - Nils C. Bandelow, Professor, Technische Universitat Braunschweig, Germany "A welcome and highly relevant contribution to the St Antony's series." -Kalypso Nicolaidis, Professor, European University Institute, Italy Trade unions in Europe face a range of cross-cutting challenges. This includes the near-universal contraction in union membership; the related decline of traditionally highly unionised blue-collar industries; and the rise of automation, microprocessing, and digitalisation, which can make it cheaper for employers to invest in machines than to pay humans to work. The breakdown of the standard contract of employment and increasing rates of precarious work have further transformed the world of work. Taken together, this makes any collectivist vision of society, and the notion of solidarity upon which trade unionism is built, difficult to sustain. All this raises tough questions for trade unionists, policy-makers, and researchers alike regarding the future of trade unions, the oldest and largest civil society movement in Europe. The contributions in this volume explore the prospects for union revival across a range of cases, including by focusing on the pursuit of legal remedies and on the opportunities associated with the network society to defend the interests of workers. This interdisciplinary volume includes contributions that consider the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Finland, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Poland, the United Kingdom, and the EU level by researchers coming from a range of disciplines and backgrounds. The volume should especially appeal to res
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